Woman accused of lying about being raped

Updated 6:58 pm, Tuesday, January 14, 2014

A Fort Bend County woman falsely reported that she was sexually assaulted, officials said Tuesday.

The woman told authorities that a man attacked her on Dec. 20 at her home in the Pheasant Creek area of northeast Fort Bend County.

At first, the woman said she could not recall specific details about the attacker, officials with the Fort Bend Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. After a second interview, she said she could recall the attacker's description and a sketch was completed and sent out on Friday with a news release.

Detectives later learned that the woman had made similar reports to other agencies, officials said. Officers also noted inconsistencies in her account. Detectives again interviewed the woman, who then recanted her claim that she had been sexually assaulted, officials said.